Program Manager, Communities (Temp to Perm)

About Us: 

We are looking for:  

• Project Leadership & Execution: Lead and manage complex projects from initiation to closure, ensuring adherence to scope, budget, and timeline. 
• On-Site program logistics and operations: Manage all on-site program logistics and operations as needed. Coordinate effectively with speakers, presenters, and other external contributors, managing their involvement from invitation to post-event follow-up. 
• High-Level Documentation: Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, status reports, risk registers, and post-mortems, ensuring clarity and accessibility for all stakeholders.
• Exceptional Communication: Demonstrate fluency in both written and verbal communication, effectively conveying project updates, requirements, and challenges to technical and non-technical audiences alike. This includes crafting clear, concise emails, presentations, and reports, and facilitating productive meetings.
• Impeccable Time Management: Master personal and team time management, prioritizing tasks, setting realistic deadlines, and proactively identifying and mitigating potential schedule impacts to ensure on-time project completion.
• Ambiguity Navigation: Thrive in an evolving environment, demonstrating the ability to define clear paths forward even when faced with incomplete information or shifting priorities. Proactively seek out necessary information and adapt strategies as needed.
• Strategic Problem-Solving: Identify, analyze, and resolve complex project issues and roadblocks efficiently and effectively, proposing innovative solutions and making data-driven decisions to keep projects on track.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with all project stakeholders, including team members, program members, and senior leadership, fostering collaboration and ensuring alignment.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, developing contingency plans to minimize potential disruptions. Act as a central point of contact for inter-program dependencies, resolving conflicts and ensuring alignment.
  

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Project Management, Communications, Organizational Leadership/Development, Business Administration, etc.)
• 8+ years of progressive experience in program management or operations
• Demonstrated success in managing complex, multi-faceted programs
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of an organization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making
• Strong stakeholder management skills with internal and external stakeholders, with the ability to develop relationships with stakeholders at all levels

• Past experience working with vendors and agency partners
• Proven track record of driving comp